How to specify bifocal glasses? - Page 2 - Straight Dope
Dec 7, 2025 · As I understand it, generally astigmatism is specifically having two different corneal curvatures when measured at two orthogonal angles around the optical axis, which can be …
MS SQL Server Studio, can't import Excel any more since upgrade …
Jun 24, 2025 · For the last six years it has been part of my job to import data from Excel workbooks into MS SQL Server. I would open Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (it …
Technical question: I can't get on Discord with Firefox anymore
Oct 23, 2024 · A progressive web application (PWA), or progressive web app, is a type of web app that can be installed on a device as a standalone application. PWAs are installed using …
Have you noticed that younger people seem slower to tell time …
Oct 29, 2025 · But the overwhelming majority of the clocks shown were traditional round faces with two hands type. And the players frequently had trouble with it! If the time was close to the …
My bank’s “secure” email - Factual Questions - Straight Dope
Oct 3, 2025 · My partner and I are applying for a mortgage for a new home. As is normal, the rep from the bank wants our pay stubs, W2s, bank statements, etc. But he is asking us to send to …
GCHQ Christmas Challenge 2025 - Straight Dope
6 days ago · Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share colinfred December 13, 2025, 4:02pm 1 gchq.gov.uk GCHQ releases annual Christmas Challenge 2025 with puzzles …
Punctuation for multiple quotes in one sentence - Straight Dope
Nov 27, 2012 · When you run into this sort of stuff in programming books, where a period has syntactic meaning to the computer and is not just used as an end-of-sentence marker, the …
What does "25% less than X" mean - Straight Dope
Mar 25, 2016 · The media constantly says that X is 30 times less than last last year, or 11 times less than Monday. What does that mean ? How does it translate into reality? How is one to …
Pollution emission: gas leafblower vs. Camry - Straight Dope
Oct 10, 2021 · Los Angeles TV station KTLA made this claim in an online news article today: “[California] state officials say running a gas-powered leaf blower for one hour emits the same …
What kind of oil is "shredder lubricant" - Straight Dope
Oct 12, 2009 · I don’t know precisely what “shredder lubricant” is, but it’s probably just the same as any other machine oil. You’ll find similar stuff anywhere that sells sewing supplies, for use …